Summer may be ending - but there's a brand-new film attracting droves to the cinema.

BlacKkKlansman, the new biographical comedy-drama film directed by Spike Lee, has landed in Coventry cinemas.

City folk can catch the new flick at the ODEON, at the Skydome, or Showcase, in Gielgud Way, Walsgrave.

The film is written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, and Lee.

Here's everything we know:

What's the movie about, then?

The film is based on the 2014 memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth.

Set in 1970s Colorado Springs, the plot follows the first African-American detective in the Colorado Springs police department, who sets out to infiltrate and expose the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.

Who's in it?

The film stars John David Washington as Stallworth, alongside Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, and Topher Grace.

Who directs, and produces?

The film is produced by Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Shaun Redick, Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, and Jordan Peele.

Redick purchased the film rights to the book in 2015, and Lee signed on as director in September 2017.

When did it premiere?

BlacKkKlansman premiered on May 14 at the Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and won the Grand Prix.

It was theatrically released in the United States on August 10, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the white supremacist Unite the Right rally.

What have critics said?

The film received acclaim from critics, with many praising the performances (particularly of Washington and Driver) and timely themes, as well as noting it as a return to form for Lee.

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 95% based on 281 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10.

On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 83 out of 100, based on 56 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an 85% positive score and a 67% "definite recommend".